| After my first two daughters were born, I experienced two miscarriages. The first one did not cause any complications. The second one put me in the hospital.
I remember lying on a gurney, scared and in pain, when a doctor explained the procedure I needed in order to survive. It was called a D&C. What I did not know at the time was that it is also the most common form of early abortion.
There was no choice. My pregnancy had ended. My family needed me.
Because I received that care, I was able to recover and ultimately went on to have another daughter and a son. This is not politics. This is health care.
Today, we should be marking the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that protected abortion access as a constitutional right for decades. Instead, the Supreme Court overturned this decision and now far too many women throughout this country are no longer protected by a constitutional right to make decisions about what happens to their own bodies.
Across the country, politicians are inserting themselves into emergency rooms, even here in New Hampshire. Republican lawmakers here have already pushed bans that ignore medical reality and consistently refuse to protect reproductive freedom.
My daughters are now growing up in a country where their bodily autonomy is no longer guaranteed. I'm running for Congress because pregnancy and health care belong to women, not politicians.
On this anniversary, I hope you'll stand with me and recommit to protecting reproductive freedom, for my daughters, for yours, and for every woman who deserves care, especially when she needs it most.
With gratitude,
Stefany |
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